Measuring device



Aug. 7, 1934. s. RAEMER MEASURING DEVICE Filed May 21, 1934 van Patented Aug. 7, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' 6 Claims.

'This invention relates to measuring devices in general and more especially to devices associated with spigots, faucets and the like for measuring liquids and the like.

Among the objects of the present invention, it is aimed to provide an improved measuring device associated with a spigot or the like for dispensing a predetermined measure of liquid preferably having a handle disposed in a vertical upwardly l0 extending direction in alinement with the spigot and an upwardly extending supply connection when the spigot dispensing outlet is closed and the inlet for the measuring 4reservoir 4is open for segregating a predetermined amount of liquid to prepare for a dispensing operation and which handle will be inclined frmthe vertical when the spigot dispensing outlet is open and the inlet for the measuring reservoir is closed for dispensing the measured amount of liquid so segregated.

y Itis still another object of the present invention to provide an improved measuring device associated with a spigot for dispensing a predetermined measure of liquid having a reservoir housing for receiving a segregated amount of liquid and having a handle xed to rotate with the housing relative to a bracket containing a ilat valveseat for two valves, one valve for the supply inlet Y.to said reservoir and the other for the discharge outlet from said reservoir, the reservoir `:to housing having a flat face to engage said flat valve,i seat and having a supply inlet to register withjthe supply inlet in said bracket in one position bf said housing and having a discharge opening to register with the discharge opening in said bracket in another position of said housing.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an improved measuring device associated with a spigot for dispensing a predetermined amount of li'quid having a reservoir housing consisting in part of a glassA or transparent wall to facilitate inspection of the liquid segregated, a handle flxedfto said housing, and a flat valve face having a supply inlet, a discharge 45 outlet and an air vent to cooperate with a bracket having a at face faced with a yieldable sheet of cork or the like having a supply inlet, a' discharge outlet and an air vent, the supply inlet-of said bracket to register with they supply inlet of said housing in one position of said handle and the discharge outlet and air vent of said bracket registering with the discharge outlet and air vent of said housing in another position of said handle, and a yieldable device for pressing said housing so that its ilat face snugly engages the flat cork face Vtion 11.

of said bracket positively to insure'fagainst leak- These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the invention will appear from the subjoined detail description of one specic embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective of a stand equipped with embodiments of th'e present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of a measuring device made according tothe present invention with a portion of the bottle associated therewith; p

Fig. 3 is a. section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is -a section substantially along the line 4-4of Fig. 3 showing the discharge outlets in registration as distinguished fromFig. 3 where the inlet outlets are shown in registration.

The measuring device consists essentially of a `bracket 1 having an. inlet passage 2, a discharge passage 3 and an air vent 4 and a housing 5 having an inlet passage 6, an outlet passage 7 and a vent 8.

The housing 5 is adapted to be rotatedv relative to the bracket` l so that in one position, see 30 Figs. 3 ,and 2, the inlet passages 2 andi 6 will register with one another and inanother position,v see Fig. 4, the discharge passages 3 and 7 will register with one another and in such latter position, the-air vents 4 and 8 will also register with one another.

The bracket 1 consists essentially `of an upwardly extending chambered portion 9, an intermediate neck portion 10 and a. main body portion 11. The chambered portion 9 is preferably internally screwv threaded to receive a corkilxture consisting essentially of an inner cylindrical member 12 xed to an enlarged annular member 13 to form an abutment for the enlargedV end of a cork member 14 secured in place by a small annular portion 15 threadedly connected to the upper end of the cylinder'12 and pressing the cork member 14 into intimate engagement with the annular portion 13.

To form a liquid` tight connection, the annular portion 13 is preferably' recessed to re- 4ceive a suitable washer, as for instance the washer 16 composed of cork or the like to resiliently engage the upper edge of the body por- To facilitate discharge'of liquid from a bottle 105 17, the cylindrical portion 12 is preferably provided with a partition 18 x'ed in place to the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 12.`

The cork 14 as shown in Fig. 2 is adapted to receive the neck of an inverted bottle 17. The

f downwardly f Eig. 3, extends washer35 composed the;v opposing edges of the rim 32 and the glass pressed between the 2"? lower: end of the chambered portion 9 is preferably provided with a four sided downwardly extending tapered stud 19. The chamber of the chambered portion 9 communicates with the inclined passage 2 extending through the neck 10. The body 11 is preferably provided with a at disc face 120 offset from a shoulder 21 having an inner circular periphery and inthe present instance having a substantially hexagonal 'outer face.

The shoulder 21 is interrupted from the point 22k to the point 23 to form limiting stops for the handle 24. associated with the housing 5. The body 1l furthermore is providedy with an i enlargedy cylindrical chamber 25 substantially concentric with the flat face 120. This chamber 25 terminates in the rear face of the body portion 11 and communicates with a diminished opening 26` terminating in the flat face 120.

Downwardly from the body portion 11, there extends the spigot conformation 27 having a vertically extending passage 3 communicating withthe laterally extending passage 28 termi- 'natingin the iiat face 120. The airvent 4, see through the body portion 11 from.' the flat face 120 to the rear face of such body portion.

The. housing 5 is provided with a cup shaped metallicv member 29 having a disc portion 30 provided with an outer flat face 31 and an annular rim 32 having an outer screw thread to receive the inner thread of the locking collar 33" for anchoring the glass wall 34 in place. Preferably as shown, there is provided an annular of cork or the like between wall 34 to. form a liquid tight connection when the. anchoring'ring33 is screwed into place.

The cup 29 is also providedfwith a screw f threaded opening to receive the threaded end 36 off the handle 24 extending radially from the rim 32 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so that its intervening cylindrical portion 37 may cooperate with the stops 22 and 23 on the shoulder 21.

The flat face 120 of the bracket l is preferably vprovided with a cork disc 38 having openings therein to register with the openings 2, 28, 4. andk 26 of the body portion 11. For anchoring the housing 5 in fluidtight relation top the bracket" 1, the connection now to be described is provided.

It consists of a pin 39 having a head 40 resting in the enlarged recessed portion 4l of the disc with the stem of the pin 39 extending through'the smaller opening 42 and then through f theA central opening in the cork 38 and the openings 26 and` 25 in the body portion 11. The opening 26 is provided with a short indent 43 to receive the projection 44 extending from the pin 39 and thus anchor the pin 39 against rotation relative to the bracket l and permit thecylindrical collar 45 to be properly secured in place on the threaded end of the pin 39.

Between the head 40 rand the inner face of the. enlarged' opening 41 of the disc 30 Athere is provided a washer 46 preferably composed of cork orwthe like. and between the inner face of the opening 25 of the body portion 11` and the col'- lar` 45, there is preferably tensed a spring 47 as a result of which the cork disc 38 will be tightly flat face 31 of the disc 30 and the ilat face of the body portion 11 to form a fluid tight valve seat, while the vcork washerk 46 will form a fluid tight connection between the head 40 of the pin 39 and the disc 30.A

Inuse, see Fig. 1, there isA generally provided a rack consisting of a standard 48. having ya'. transverse bar 49 and a transversely extending bracket 50.

The bracket 50 is preferably provided with a. plurality of collars 51 of different shapes to conform to the outer periphery of different shaped bottles. The crossbar 49 is preferably provided with rectangular recesses 52 to conform to and receive the tapered studs 19 of bracketsk 1. There are generally provided as many recesses* 52 as collars 51, one recess for each collar in alinement therewith as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In use, the body portions of the bottles 17 will extend through the collars 51, the corks 14 being inserted in the mouths of the bottles 17 and the studs 19 being inserted into the recesses52. In closed position of the discharge nozzle 27, the handle 24 must be swung up into vertical position where its cylindrical portion v37 engages the stop 22. In this position of the handle 24, the opening 6 will register with the opening2 and permit the liquid from the bottle 17 to pass down into the chamber 53. When the chamber 53 is filled, the device is ready to dispense aportion of liquid.

Assuming that thechamber 53 is constructed to accommodate an ounce of liquid, itwill be apparent that there will be segregated in the housing 5 an ounce of liquid immediately that the handle 24 is turned to the left to shutoff the opening 2. It will also appear handle is partly turned to the left to shut off the opening `2 and before it has been turned far enough to cause with the openingA 28, be segregated from the remaining liquid contained in the bottle 17 and associated apparatus. Thereupon, if a glass is disposed beneath the spigot 27, the movement of the handley 24 over into position to engage the opening 7 to register with the opening 28 and the air vent 8 to register with the air vent 4 to permit the ounce of liquid in the chamber 53 to be discharged.

' Should it be desired to dispense more than an ounce of liquid, it will only be necessaryto take a differently formed glass wall 34. As an instance if the glass wall 34 were formed to have an inner face along the dash and dot line 54, cut to cooperate with the inner area of the cup 29 to accommodate one andahalf ounces of liquid, it will be obvious that one and a halfounces of liquid can with facility be segregated in the chamber 53 rby merely moving the handle 24 into its vertical position until the chamber 53 is filled and then moving the handle over to shut oil'jthe opening 2. Of course, in actual use, the Segregation will not be a separate action but immediately precede the dispensing. a portion of liquid.

It is obvious that various changes and modiflcations may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general' spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a bracket having a.

supply passage anda discharge passage, of a flat valve face coextensive with the discharge end of said supply passage andthe inlet end of said discharge passage, a measuring housing having `-i a supply passage and a discharge passage, a fla't valve face coextensive with the inlet end of the supply passage of said housing andA with the discharge end of the discharge passageof said housing, yieldable means for the valve facev of that when thev the opening 7 `to register ank ounceofk liquid will so the stop 23 will'cause' said bracket, resilient means for pressing the valve face o f said housing, said yieldable means and the valve face of said bracketinto fluid tight engagement with one another, and a handle fixed to said housing to facilitate rotating said housing relative to said bracket in one position to cause said discharge passages and in the other position to cause said inlet passages to register with one another.

'2l The combination with a bracket having a supply passage and a discharge passage, of a flat valve face coextensive with the discharge end of said supply passage and the inlet end of said discharge passage, a measuring housing having a supply passage and a discharge passage, a. flat" housing relative to said bracket to engage either,`

one or the other of said stops, the engagement 0f said handle with one of said stops positioning the discharge passages to register and the inlet passage of the bracket to close and the engagement of said handle with the other of said stops positioning the inlet passages to Iregister and the discharge passage of the bracket to close.

3. The combination with a bracket having a supply passage, a discharge passage and an air vent, of a fiat valvev face coextensive with the discharge end of said supply passage the inlet end of said discharge passage and the discharge end of said air vent, a measuring housing having a supply passage a discharge passage and an air vent, a fiat valve face coextensive with the inlet end of the supply passage of said housing, with the discharge end of the discharge passage ,of said housing and with the inlet end of the air ventof said housing, yieldable means for the valve face of said bracket, resilient means for pressing the valve face of said housing, said yieldable means and the valve face of said bracket into fluid tight engagement with one another, and a handle fixed to said housing to facilitate rotating said housing relative to said bracket in one position to cause said discharge passages and said air vents to register with one another and in the other position to cause said inlet passages to register with one another.

4. The combination with a bracket having a supply passage, a discharge passage and an air vent, of a fiat valve face coextensive with the discharge end of said supply passage, the'inlet end of said discharge passage and the discharge end of said air vent, a measuring housing having a supply passage, a discharge passage and an air vent, a flat valve face coextensive with the inlet end of the supply passage of said housing, with the discharge end of the discharge passage of said housing and with the inlet end of the air vent of said housing, yieldable means for the valveface of said bracketfresilient means for pressing the valve face of said housing said yield# able means and the valve face of said bracket into fluid tight engagement with one another, a shoulder extending Afrom the edge of the valve Lacasse face of said bracket and interrupted to form two stops, and a handle fixed to said housing to facilitate rotating said housing relative to said bracket to engage either one or the other of said stops, the engagement of said handle with one of said stopsA positioning the discharge passages and the air vents to register with one another and the inlet passage of the bracket to close and the engagement of said handle with the other of said stops positioning the inlet passages to register and the discharge passage and the air vent of the bracket to close.

5. The combination with a bracket having a chambered portion extending. vertically in an upward direction, of a spigot extending vertically in a downward direction, the chambered portion having a supply passage and the spigot having a discharge passage, a fiat vertically extending valve face coextensive with the discharge end of said supply passage and the inlet end of said discharge passage, a measuring housing having a supply passage and a discharge passage, a flat vertically extendingvalve face coextensive with the inlet end of the supply passage of said housing and with the discharge end of the discharge passage of said housing, yieldable means for the valve face of said bracket, resilient means for "pressing the valve face of said housing said yieldable means and the valve face of said bracket into fluid tightte'ngagement with one another, a shoulder extending fromA the edge of the valve face of said bracket and interrupted to form two stops, one stop at the upper end of the valve face of said bracket and the other stop positioned laterally of said first stop, and a handle fixed to extend radially from said housing and to facilitate rotating said housing relative to said bracket to engage either one or the other of said stops, the engagement of said handle with the upper of said stops positioning the handle in vertical alinement with said spigot and chambered portion and positioning the discharge passages to register and the inlet passage of the bracket to close and the engagement of said handle with the laterally positioned stop.positioning said handle inclined from the vertical and positioning the inlet passages to register with one another and the discharge passage of the bracket to close.`

6. The combination with a bracket having a supply passage and a discharge passage, of a fiat valve face coextensive'with the discharge end of said supply passage and the inlet end of said discharge passage, a measuringhousing consisting of a metallic cup, an anchoring ring to accommodate and secure different sized glass caps to said cup, and a glass`cap to be secured to said cup by said anchoring ring, said cup having a supply passage and a discharge passage, a fiat valve face coextensive With'the inlet end of the supply passage of said cup and with the discharge end of the discharge passage of said cup, yieldable means for the valve face of said bracket, resilient means for pressing the valve face, of said cup, said yieldable means and the valve face of said bracket into fluid tight Iengagement with one another, anda handle fixed to said housing to facilitate rotating said housing relative to said bracket in one position to cause said discharge passages to regis.

ter with one another and in the other position to cause said inlet passages to register with one another.

SAMUEL RAEMER.

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